Western Africa
Western Africa
Population
293,009,000
Living Languages
888
Benin
Population
8,225,000
Living Languages
54
Languages by Status
Institutional
9
Vigorous
25
In Trouble
1
Burkina Faso
Population
16,460,000
Living Languages
69
Languages by Status
Institutional
4
Vigorous
26
In Trouble
13
Cape Verde Islands
Population
492,000
Living Languages
2
Languages by Status
Institutional
2
Côte d’Ivoire
Population
21,395,000
Living Languages
79
Languages by Status
Institutional
4
Vigorous
37
In Trouble
4
Gambia
Population
1,365,000
Living Languages
11
Languages by Status
Institutional
4
Vigorous
4
In Trouble
1
Ghana
Population
24,659,000
Living Languages
81
Languages by Status
Institutional
13
Vigorous
15
In Trouble
7
Guinea
Population
10,218,000
Living Languages
37
Languages by Status
Institutional
6
Vigorous
17
In Trouble
2
Guinea-Bissau
Population
1,521,000
Living Languages
22
Languages by Status
Institutional
1
Vigorous
9
In Trouble
3
Liberia
Population
3,477,000
Living Languages
31
Languages by Status
Institutional
3
Vigorous
11
Mali
Population
14,524,000
Living Languages
66
Languages by Status
Institutional
8
Vigorous
33
In Trouble
4
Mauritania
Population
3,341,000
Living Languages
7
Languages by Status
Institutional
3
Niger
Population
15,204,000
Living Languages
21
Languages by Status
Institutional
4
Vigorous
9
In Trouble
1
Nigeria
Population
150,199,000
Living Languages
522
Languages by Status
Institutional
21
Vigorous
357
In Trouble
26
Senegal
Population
9,986,000
Living Languages
38
Languages by Status
Institutional
4
Vigorous
7
In Trouble
8
Sierra Leone
Population
5,752,000
Living Languages
25
Languages by Status
Institutional
6
Vigorous
3
In Trouble
2
Togo
Population
6,191,000
Living Languages
42
Languages by Status
Institutional
5
Vigorous
17
In Trouble
2